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' C. TRU ESDALE.

Stove Grate.

Patented July 20, I869.

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Letters Patent No. 92,906, dated m 20, 1869.

STOVE-GRATIS.

' The Schedule referred to lnthese Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES .TRUESDALE, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county,Ohio, have invented a new and useful Shaking and'Dumping-Grate; and Ihereby Figures 2 and 3 are transverse sections, showing the normal anddumping-positions respectively. Figure 4 showsa modification of mygrate. -A represents 'the fi-ont-portion of a cook-stove. B, itsfire-place. The fixed portionof my grate consists of a'hor'izontal bar,0, from which rigidly depend vertical or nearly verticalbars D, whichare preferably somewhat finther apart than in an ordinary grate.

Themovable portion of the grate consists of .a series of bars E,fastened to a rock-shaft, F, journalled in the jambs G, and proj ectingthrough one or both jambs, for convenience of handling.

The front ends of the bars E, occupy the lower. portions of theinterstices of the pendants D, and are preferably curved and-pointedupward, as shown at e.

Lugs or rests H, projecting from the jambs, serve to support the frontportions of the movable grate E F in its normal position. v (See figs. land 2.)

The lodgenientof cinders at the rear of the movable v grate E F, in theact of agitating, is prevented'by the I provision of the concave back orguard-plate I, 0011- centric uith the axis of said grate.

The stability of the movable grate when left to itself,

is secured by placing the rock-shaft so far rearward,

as to throw a preponderating weight in front of said shaft. w

When it is desired to sim'plyloosen and discharge the dust and ashes,the movable grate is slightly rocked or agitated, as indicatedhy thedotted lines in fig. 2. Agitation of the grate E F acts in a double way,namely, to detach and shakedown the ashes and to efiectua'll y removeWhatever slag, or other matter may clog the front bars, by the actionbetween them of the curved ends of the fingers e.

\V'hile describing the preferred form of my invention, I reserve theright to vary the same-- in non-essential particulars; for example, across-bar or projection, J,

at the bottom of the pendants D may be employed to support the frontpart of the moving grate, the upward curves or fingers a being omitted.(See fig. 4.)

I claim herein as new, and of my invention- 1. In the describedcombination, with aseries of pendent front bars I), the seriesofinterposed bottom bars E, upon therock-s'haft F, substantially as setforth.

2. In combination with the elements of the preceding clause, theupturned fingers e of the movable bars E, for the purpose designated.v

3. The arrangement of pendent bars D, rock-shaft F, movable bars E, andrests H.

4. In this connection, the provision of the guard I, as and for thepurpose explained.

In testimony of which invention, I hereunto set my hand.

CHARLES TRUESDALE.

Witnesses:

Gno. H. Karena,

JAMES H. LAYMAN.

